3rd Annual COSAL Leadership & Diversity Summit

COSAL gathered in Philadelphia for the 3rd Annual Leadership & Diversity Summit. Nearly 60 COSAL members attended the Summit at the Vue on 50.  True to its name, the 360 degree views of Philadelphia from the 50th floor were truly extraordinary and uplifting. This year’s Summit was sponsored by Burford Capital, Epiq, McClave & Associates, and RebuttalPR.

The COSAL Diversity Summit invites leaders and emerging leaders of the plaintiffs’ antitrust bar to work together to enhance antitrust enforcement by amplifying the voices and power of attorneys from diverse backgrounds in the profession. The Summit provides an opportunity for historically underrepresented antitrust attorneys to further develop best practices and strategies in enforcement, to discuss current challenges in the practice and to identify solutions in an intimate, collaborative environment.

Invitations were limited to women, attorneys of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented members of the plaintiffs’ antitrust bar. Thank you to all of our speakers and moderators.

AGENDA

Purpose of the Summit
COSAL Executive Director Pamela Gilbert, Partner, Cuneo, Gilbert &LaDuca, LLP 

Welcome
Aviva Will, COO, Burford Capital 

Introductions
COSAL President Kellie C. Lerner, Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP 

CLASS CERTIFICATION TRENDS. STRATEGIES. AND PITFALLS  
Moderator: Noelle Forde, Associate, Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.
Panelists:
Caitlin G. Coslett, Shareholder, Berger Montague
Jamie McClave, CEO, McClave +Associates Sharon Robertson, Partner, Cohen Milstein

DIALOGUE WITH THE FEDERAL ENFORCERS
Moderator: Zachary D. Caplan, Shareholder, Berger Montague
Panelists:
Henry Liu, Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission
Doha Mekki, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice 

FINDING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND AND BUILDING YOUR PRACTICE
Ray DeLorenzi, Founder, RebuttalPR 

ALLIES: HOW TO FIND ONE AND HOW TO BE ONE
Moderator: Heidi M. Silton, Partner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLP
Panelists:
Abou Amara, Associate, Gustafson Gluek PLLC Lin Y. Chan, Partner, Lieff Cabraser
Jenny Trang, VP of Client Solutions, Epiq